Yukon Gold

"Yukon Gold" follows four gold-mining crews who have merely four months in Canada's wild Yukon to earn a big payday. Fighting an impossibly short mining season and with their savings on the line, they work against difficulties to dig the precious ore out of the ground. The crews battle mechanical breakdowns, the elements and 18-hour days under the midnight sun -- all because of gold fever -- and it keeps them coming back year after year for another chance to wager it all.

Bill Courage

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aired 534 days ago

Dennis' hunt for gold proves unsuccessful; Ken breaks a machine in his haste to sluice; Karl's season is threatened by floods.

aired 535 days ago

Ken's wife gets some surprising news when she arrives for a visit; Big Al has trouble with his excavator; Karl's season is threatened by permafrost.

aired 535 days ago

Ken contends with a double mutiny; Cam's injured employee is airlifted to a hospital; Karl's crew encounters a bear.

aired 541 days ago

Ken loses a machine when he can't afford to pay his debts and his crew; Big Al experiences more mechanical breakdowns; Dennis needs to quickly discover $10,000 worth of gold or get shut down.

Ken's wife visits the camp; Guillaume has trouble moving the giant sluice machine; Karl's hopes for a big payday continue to fade as the season reaches the halfway point; Big Al tries to get Big Girl working again.

aired 940 days ago

An angry Ken considers firing a worker who disappeared with a crucial piece of equipment; Bernie finally strikes pay dirt; Big Al's camp faces a total shutdown due to equipment problems.

aired 940 days ago

Ken believes his gold camp may be cursed; Karl contends with his crew's mistakes and problems with the big machine his father built; Bernie moves his entire operation out of McDame Creek.

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